Report: State Dept. Suffered 'Systemic Failures'

12/19/2012 9:49AM

The State Department suffered from "systemic failures" in its response to the terrorist threat in Benghazi, and had insufficient numbers of security, according to an investigation of the attack on the U.S. consulate. WSJ's Margaret Coker reports. Photo: REUTERS.

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